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  1. coljones
    36 ways to answer the multivariable question with a single answer therefore you need 36 choices including "none of the above"
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    You should redo this poll as you are asking 3 unique questions but only allowing 1 answer. The unique questions are 1. Increase MTOW Choice a.to 750kg Choice b. to 1500kg Choice c. no change Choice D. dont care 2. Permit CTA (one doesn't need Xponder in D) Choice a. Yes Choice b. No Choice c. don't care 3. Increase stall speed Choice a. Yes Choice b. No Choice c. Don't care Remember - none of these choices impact on what you currently do. RAA/CASA cannot force you to increase the weight, fly into CTA or increase your stall speed. If you don't want to do these things then you should really answer "don't care" to each question.
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    Most RAA pilot's got their certificates in RAA Land which is well away from controlled drones because that was usually the only place to get RAA training. The conversion from GAAP (weekend controlled) to 7 day Class D drones with ridiculous access rules drove a lot of RAA pilot's at places like Camden away. The imposition of the restrictions on Jabirus made the situation even worse. Outside the metropolitan areas there are very few controlled drones. In the metropolitan areas there are very few uncontrolled dromes. It makes sense to seek CTA access as there is a large proportion of our membership who would be able to immediately benefit (even though they will get screwed over by the major airport owners - but they are owned by the super funds anyway). The board doesn't get paid so the cost to the members of RAA seeking CTA is 3/5 of 5/8 of bugger all.
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    The vast majority of work is done by the manufacturer/builder/maintainer/LAME. I don't wish to diminish the work done by the Techmann and staff but their role is to act as the smart gatekeeper to the paperwork done by those not on the RAA payroll. 2 or 3 people managing 3500 planes is a very efficient operation. I can't see RAA getting into IFR/NightVFR as this largely for commercial pilot's and the profit margins would be thin or negative for RAA schools and instructors unless they were doing a hell of a lot of CPL training as well. Rag and tube is not being impacted by a lack of support from RAA but because there are lots of good cheap plastics out there that get people into the air faster and further. There is still a big role for rag 'n tube, however, but a lot of people don't have the time or skills for this type of aircraft.
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    Where on Wombean Caves Rd?. It is a long and windy rd. Perhaps alongside?
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    747s and A380s at 1500ft aren't too bad. We get them all the time, mainly packing jetsetters from the Western Suburbs, North Shore and Blue Mountains off on annual holidays or bringing in another shipment of flowers or smartphones. Probably the worst are the choppers chasing hoons up Paramatta Rd every night. The noise from small strips isn't excessive. It might be intrusive but that is the cost of living in a society. Everyone does something intrusive, society can't avoid it.
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    Was he at an unmarked airfield?
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    I suspect that the process becomes convoluted and people don't line up for a medical or CASA keeps demanding more tests until the applicant gives up. Not unreasonable but it distorts the stats. There probably should be column for "applications not proceeded with" along with "applications declined"
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    According to the discussion paper the owner of the field can apply to put it on the map in which case CTAF or 126.7 would apply.
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    You presume that the costs to RAA vary by complexity and weight of aircraft. Would you care to lay out your theory of the cost faced by RAA in registering each aircraft type?
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    February 2017 | Civil Aviation Safety Authority Review of medical certification standards | Civil Aviation Safety Authority
  12. coljones
    Do you have a superior solution for "a bad rule"
  13. coljones
    It would be good if one could also pick and choose from among the parties policies. Most parties policies only have, at best, support from less than 25% of the population but are claimed as a "mandate" by the winning party. If they can't win a vote in the Senate it is pretty obvious that the majority don't support it.
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    That's why the big birds have all that TSO stuff, ADSB, and other majik IFF and avoidance stuff. Maybe some of the area frequencies could be decoupled and/or have more boundaries. 124.55 and the other metro areas probably have too big an area. Out beyond the sandstone curtain area frequencies are very quiet. Actually 124.55 isn't too bad. YSBK is worse, especially when arrival, departures and circuits all get coupled together even though they are on different frequencies. I don't listen into the Mascot transmissions so I don't know how busy that gets.
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    But hopefully the other plane flying along, up the creek, at 1000ft (or even 500), who doesn't know the other plane is there, will hear the calls and either divert or call and identify with intentions.
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    check this link out Tutorial: Australian airspace regulations There are more formal tables, perhaps in the VFR Guide. It is better to contact the tower or the official documentation for an authoritative guide.
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    There used to be a document called "Sydney Basin VFG" which was quite comprehensive. Have a look at this video which flies you through part of the Bankstown procedures and uses the standard radio calls in use at YSBK. I'm not sure who "Roger" is but it is highly unlikely to be any where near YSBK (tongue in cheek) as most calls from the tower will require a positive response so that the tower understand s that the pilot understands what they have just been told what to do.
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    Ah Bruce, a very good instructor!! Where are you flying the Tomahawk?
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    Go and see what they have at Concept Aviation at Bankstown - M-F and till about 3pm on Saturday. They have a full range of books, charts, nav stuff, uniforms and trinkets.
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    Thanks, Obviously a doubling up of symbols. In the case of Helensberg and Stanwell Park there are VFR points pointing back to the red stars but the red stars are not identified in the LEGEND nor are the rocks. Perhaps a note to airservices before they are all made redundant.
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    The asterisk s indicate "NAV AID LIMITATION (See ERSA) and in this spot ,and further south, indicates that down below the cliffs can probably can't get accurate NAV Aids. The red stars indicate a VFR APPROACH POINT, usually a black/white diamond but this is off set with a pointer back to the true approach point, the red star. Cheers
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    Speak to Dave. He will steer you in the right direction - small steps. There is also the value Dyson-Holland RPC Book. He also has a RPC to RPL conversion book & test exams.
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    Warnervale?
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    https://m.facebook.com/SydFlyingClub/photos/a.418708648181958.128748.412371688815654/1406626922723454/?type=3&source=48&__tn__=E
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    Seems like the exemptions might allow more latitude than I thought. CASA EX28/15 - Exemption — solo flight training using ultralight aeroplanes registered with the RAA at Bankstown Aerodrome
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